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My guest on today's episode is Anthony Gallegos - currently working as a game designer on Marvel Heroes, Anthony previously spent years working in the enthusiast press for sites like 1up and IGN, and has been everyone's favourite on a whole host of podcasts including GFW Radio, The Gamespy Debriefings, The Comedy Button and of course Rebel FM. We talk growing up on a naval base, the ubiquity of the NES in America, how multiplayer games were the bedrock of his early gaming life, his zoology aspirations, his time in Scotland, how a looming deadline helps beat imposter syndrome and how meeting Arthur Gies while they both worked at a Tower Records changed the course of his life. We also talk about a whole bunch of games - the never ending allure of PUBG, mainlining Everquest in college, why Gone Home was such an inspiration when he started working in design and why a little jank in a game can make all the difference. "Mind what you have learned. Save you it can." PATREON - patreon.com/checkpoints iTunes HERE - SUBSCRIBE / RATE / REVIEW Games discussed: Super Mario Bros, Fester's Quest, Rust, PUBG, Everquest, World of Warcraft, Gone Home, Tony Hawks Pro Skater, Bushido Blade, Mortal Kombat, The Terminator, Counter Strike, Oblivion, The Walking Dead, Gone Home, Company of Heroes, Jack Box Party Pack, Tribes, God of War 2
This week, we dive into naked stand-up, farting to end a conversation, Scott's podcast from 1986, Ralston brand cereals (and why they didn't make any sense), Transformers in real life, what episode to start on when checking out the GameSpy Debriefings, really racist email, the worst marriage proposal ever, themed weddings, making our future children do everything for us, fake New York movie gangs, the Haight Street Drug Deal game, shameful Google searches, the terrible life of a dog, and the worst of Ruby-Spears Productions' terrible cartoons. Starring Scott Bromley, Brian Altano, Anthony Gallegos, and Max Scoville, with special guest Mike Drucker.
Nathan and Conlan talk about Glee, a quest for general knowledge, adventures in electricity, Republican straw poll, London riots, Chavs: The Demonization of the Working Class, the end of the Gamespy Debriefings, the trials and tribulations of high grain alcohol, Nixon news, the life affirming AK pantomime, Waltz with Bashir. Email: americangreedfactory@gmail.com, wierdoesandwarriors@gmail.com Twitter: @GreedFactory
This week the regular crew is joined by Area5.tv's Ryan O. and ex-1up (now 343 industries) David Ellis. Join us as we talk about the games we've been playing (like GoW III, Metro 2033 and more), talk about the current state of DLC, and conclude with some hot and steamy letters. Join us next week in Boston, MA for PAX East. Tyler, Arthur and myself will all be in attendance, and will be having an IGN/GameSpy/Geekbox/RFM meet up at Daisy Buchanan’s at 240A Newbury Street on Saturday from 6-9pm. Also feel free to come watch Ryan Scott and I make asses of ourselves in our Game Scoop! meets GameSpy Debriefings panel in the Naga hall at 2pm on Saturday. Enjoy!